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Commission approves two‑story accessory building with ADU at 5503 South Prince Street, requires height verification
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for a two‑story accessory building with an accessory dwelling unit at 5503 South Prince Street, conditioned on the applicant verifying that the historic house will be at least 6 inches taller than the new structure when measured from grade.
The Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness for demolition of a nonhistoric garage and construction of a two‑story accessory building with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 5503 South Prince Street, subject to a condition that the applicant verify the historic house will be at least 6 inches taller than the proposed accessory building when measured from grade and include the exact height on the final plan set.
Staff told the commission the existing accessory building was nonhistoric (built about 1993–94) and therefore the demolition could be covered under a Certificate of…
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